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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1968
Page
6
Washington humor column by Dick West notes few bright spots in the 1969 budget. It jokes that debt can be seen as lower in GNP terms while the civilian federal workforce rises slightly, and that relative declines may hide or invite future tax changes.
President Rutherford B. Hayes fathered seven sons and one daughter, giving him more children than any other U.S. chief executive.
Funeral services for William M Stiner were held at Central Christian Church with Rev. Carlton Downing officiating. Interment followed at Chil dress Cemetery. Survivors include his wife three sons three daughters and five grandchildren. He came to Childress County in 1906 taught in Tell Olympus and Cottonwood operated the first drive in station and farmed until his death.
Funeral services for Mrs. Sally Gertrude Gressett 81 will be at 4 p.m. at Kirkland Baptist Church with Jack Tutor and Rev Carlton Downing officiating. Interment in Kirkland Cemetery by Newberry's pallbearers. Born September 9 1886 in Corsicana she married George Gressett in 1908. They moved to Childress in 1925 from Grosebeck. He died in 1935. Survivors include three daughters one son three brothers three sisters 30 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren.
Health insurance benefits paid by insurers rose five percent to 157 million more than policyholders received in the prior year, according to the Health Insurance Institute.
Viet Cong attackers breached the gate of the U S embassy at dawn as gunfire roared around the presidential palace and Tan Son Nhut. In the defense nine people died including three Army MPs a Marine and two Vietnamese drivers. Allied forces then repelled widespread guerrilla assaults nationwide with ammo dumps hit and airfields attacked.
Reports from Kontum in the Central Highlands say U S and government troops killed 320 guerrillas in two major clashes. Viet Cong radio from Saigon claimed an allied panic while Pravda in Moscow dismissed claims of dwindling Communist power.
A colleague recalls the late leader would have delighted in teasing the miniskirt trend and would have confronted Stokely Carmichael with fierce rhetoric. The remark reflects on his personality and political stance as reported in Washington.
Robert M. Lee serves as executive secretary of the state, overseeing barbering, boxing, collection agencies, cosmetology and private detective activities. His varied duties indicate a broad regulatory role across several professions.
Poland plans to export 100,009 head of lie rabbits to Western markets this winter with France and Italy as main buyers. About 1,000 tons of prepared rabbit meat will also be shipped, expanding postwar trade.
Officials reported signals were not heard on Tuesday and there was no trace of the buoys themselves, leaving investigators without confirmation of the missing markers.
The World Almanac notes Pluto as the ninth planet at about 3.666 billion miles from the sun completing an orbit in 248 years. Dr Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930 at the Lowell Observatory near Flagstaff Arizona, continuing Percival Lowell’s earlier search.
The French destroyer escort La Galissoniere heard echoes at 750 3000 and 6000 feet with no cause given. Veterans say the Minerve 1040 ton submarine may have been crushed by deep trench pressure off Toulon where it vanished on a routine cruise. Officials note hull collapse possible at 1700 feet and search trenches reach 8200 feet. The Dakar disappeared en route to Haifa after refitting in England, triggering an international search by US Britain Turkey Greece and Israel.
Minnesota conservation officials report a ten year average of 1,800 fires lowered to 1,195 saving over 56 thousand acres. The reduction follows improved prevention efforts by the Minnesota Conservation Department.
Cheyenne Wyoming officials report that private landowners and hunters invest over 1 million dollars annually in wildlife habitat development on privately owned land. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department estimates the figure reflects growing private conservation efforts and outdoor recreation activity.
In Kobe Japan three taxi operators conclude eight hour shifts reduce accidents and fatigue. They note drivers previously worked 24 hours on, every other day, leading to more errors and risk.
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